Gov. Tom Corbett's statement on #SanduskyTrial verdict.

Here's the full text of the statement issued tonight by Gov. Tom Corbett in the sex abuse verdict in the case of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

The Republican governor was state attorney general when the investigation into the one-time Nittany Lions' defensive coordinator began. Sandusky was found guilty this evening on 45 of 48 counts against him. He was charged last November.

"First, I want to thank the jury for their willingness to serve on such a difficult case,’’ Corbett said.

“I also want to commend the multiple victims in this case who had the courage to come forward and testify in court, confronting Sandusky, and proving beyond a reasonable doubt that he is guilty of these reprehensible crimes,’’ Corbett said.

“The agents and prosecutors of the Attorney General’s Office, as well as the Pennsylvania State Police, also deserve a great deal of credit for today’s verdict. They pursued every lead, gathering evidence from multiple victims, in order to bring this man to justice,’’ Corbett said.

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Is he serious? Maybe the current AG has pursued the case, but when Corbett was AG when Sandusky's behavior was discovered and continued, what did Corbett do? Where was AG Corbett's action to bring Sandusky to justice when it was his job to do so?? His willful neglect is shameful.